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HAND ELEVATOR FOR PACKAGES, 850. No. 304,866. Patented Sept. 9, 1884.

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FRANK SOHIIMANN, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

HAND-ELEVATOR FOR PACKAGES, 800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,866, datedSeptember 9, 1884.

Application filed July 19, 183-1. (No model.)

To CLZZ whom it rmty concern.-

Be it known that I,-FRANK SOHUMANN, of Memphis, in the county of Shelbyand State of Tennessee,have invented a new and Improved Hand-Elevatorfor Packages, &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to furnish a device for use in depositingpackages and small articles upon elevated shelving, and also for takingarticles down therefrom, so as to dispense with the use of a step-ladderfor those purposes.

7 It consists in a rod provided with an adjustable and a pivotedclampingarin, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved device, and Fig. 2 is across-section of the same.

'A is a non-flexible rod of suitable material and of any suitablelength.

B is an arm attached to a collar, a, on the rod, the collar being loose,so as to slide, and kept from turning by a slide-piece, g, fitted in agroove, 1), in the rod and engaged by the setscrew 0, that also servesfor clamping the collar and arm in place. i

- O is an arm pivoted at one end to a forked ferrule, d, attached on theupper end of rod A, so that the outer end of arm 0 may swing freely toand from the arm B.

e is a wire rod or pull, connected to arm 0 and extending throughguideeyesf down to near the lower end of rod A, so that it can be usedto raise and lower the arm 0.

At 9 is shown a spring, connected to a hook on the rear end of arm G andto the rod A, so that the spring tends to raise the arm. This spring is,however, not essential, except when .a cord is substituted for the rod6, as may sometimes be preferred.

In using the elevator, the package or article is placed between the twoarms 13 O and held tightly by drawing down on the pull 6. The packagecan then be raised and readily deposited on a shelf or other elevatedreceptacle. Packages can be easily picked up and taken down from a shelfin the same manner, thus saving a large amountof time and labor.

The arm B, being movable, can be adjusted for packages of differentsizes, and to prevent slipping, the outer end of arm O is roughened, asshown.

The rod or pull a can be connected to arm 0 at either side of thefulcrum-pin.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The package-elevator, consisting of a rod, A,provided with a rigid arm, B, and pivoted arm 0, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a packagerelevator, the adjustable arm B and collar 0, combinedwith rod A and arm 0, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the rod A, fixed arm B, pivoted arm 0, and thewire or equivalent pull 0, substantially as described.

4. In a package-elevator, the spring 5/ and pull 0, combined with hingedarm 0, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

FRANK SGHUMANN.

